Coriolanus, Bard on the Beach’s final play of its 30th anniversary season, opened to a standing ovation over the weekend. Coriolanus is a difficult, controversial and lesser-known Shakespearean work, yet » Read More
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July 19, 2019
It’s hard to believe that 30 years have passed since Bard on the Beach humbly started with only one tent at Vanier Park. They’ve not only made Shakespeare accessible to » Read More
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July 17, 2019
The annual Bard on the Beach festival makes the works of William Shakespeare accessible to all audiences, young or old, scholars or amateurs. Over its 30-year evolution, Bard has taken » Read More
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July 15, 2019
William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew is easily one of the funniest in the bard’s canon but also one of the most controversial by today’s standards. Misogyny aside, the tactics » Read More
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July 16, 2018
Move over Shakespeare, Aristophanes is in the house! The father of English drama is upstaged by the father of comedy in Bard on the Beach’s adaptation of the Greek play » Read More
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July 13, 2018
Ever since Meg Roe made her directorial debut at Bard on the Beach’s 2014 production of The Tempest, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of her sui generis stamp on » Read More
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June 25, 2018
Two of jolly ol’ England’s best exports have finally been united in a raucous affair! William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy As You Like It intersects Beatlemania in Bard on the Beach’s » Read More
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June 20, 2018
Bard on the Beach returns for its 29th year with Shakespeare’s emotionally charged The Tragedy of Macbeth as its powerful season opener. The shocking plot of the darkly intense “Scottish » Read More
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July 21, 2017
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Scott Bellis, rounds off Bard on the Beach’s 2017 summer offerings (Shylock to come in September). The only other time Bard tackled this » Read More
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July 10, 2017
The best arts in any form – whether visual, aural, literary or performing – intrigue us because they can be interpreted in several ways and evoke many emotions. Shakespeare’s The » Read More
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June 26, 2017
Why are there so many conflicts in the world? Perhaps too many viewpoints? Viewpoints can change over time through generations. What aspects can be simplified? What if you could view » Read More
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June 19, 2017
The Tony Awards aired last week, with much ado given to play revivals, so it was with great joy and amusement that I watched director John Murphy’s updated take on » Read More
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May 19, 2017
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival launches its 28th season with Much Ado About Nothing. This family-friendly production of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays simply bubbles over with humour, » Read More
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June 15, 2015
Saturday evening saw a packed house for Bard on the Beach’s 26th season opener The Comedy of Errors, where Goth meets Steampunk. At two hours (plus intermission), The Comedy of » Read More